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COSMOS 1812

COSMOS 1812 (NORAD 17295) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 March 2026 over Australia, after 39 years, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
17295
International designator
1987-003A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Jan 1987Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Mar 2026Recorded time 05:26 UTC
Time in orbit
39 years, 1 month14,296 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 82.5°
Mass
1,750 kg
Operator
GRU
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
Tselina-D
Programme
Tselina-D

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 33.0°S, 139.0°E at 05:26 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 82.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.

Life in orbit

39 years, 1 month

COSMOS 1812’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 Mar 2026

6 entries
PendingSTARLINK-1723PendingSTARLINK-1687PendingWildTrackCube-SIMBAPendingCZ-4B R/BPendingDMSP 5D-2 F6 DEBPendingCZ-6A DEB
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